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Soldiers’ Tower commemorates the 1,200 University of Toronto students who served during World War I. Designed by architects Sproatt and Rolph, construction began in 1919, and the tower was completed in 1924. In 1927 the clock and carillon were added. A wall at the base of the tower was later added to contain the names of students who died in...

The Sony Centre (known as Meridian Hall since 2019) is a modernist concert hall built in 1959-60 and designed by Toronto architect Earle C. Morgan and Peter Dickinson of Page + Steele Architects. The property is designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act by the City of Toronto. ERA was engaged to provide heritage services in coordination with...

St. Lawrence Hall was completed in 1850. Designed by William Thomas, it was established to provide a venue for social gatherings in the city. The property is designated by the City of Toronto under part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. In 1967 the building was extensively restored and renovated to commemorate the Canadian Centennial. The 1967 restoration replaced most...

ERA provided research and consultation on the heritage resources that could be affected by the proposed alterations and additions, designed by Castellan James Architects, to the Sudbury Courthouse. The building needed modifications to address long-standing issues related to program and space requirements on the site, provision of a sallyport entrance, and renovation and expansion of the holding cells. The scope...

Todmorden Mills is a small mid-nineteenth century industrial complex located in the Don Valley. A designated heritage site, the mill and residential buildings operate as a heritage and cultural centre. ERA provided long-term planning, museological and architectural conservation consulting to the site. One of the houses on the site is a rare adobe building for which ERA developed a detailed...

Union Station is recognized under the Railway Stations Protection Act as a nationally significant heritage building and is selected by the City of Toronto as a designated heritage property. ERA prepared a Heritage Master Plan for Union Station, which identified conservation issues, provided cost estimates for heritage work, and recommended a strategic plan for implementation. ERA also prepared design guidelines...

The Union Station Train Shed, designed by A.R. Ketterson, a Toronto Terminals Railway Assistant Bridge Engineer, was built in 1929-30. The design was a variation on the Bush train shed invented by American Engineer Lincoln Bush in 1904. Bush sheds replaced the large, expensive, and difficult-to-maintain balloon-framed sheds that were common in 19th-century Europe. Smoke ducts directly above the tracks...

The William Crowther House was built in 1889 by a Toronto merchant, who occupied it until 1927. The house was built in the Queen Anne Revival style, showcasing gables and dormers with elaborate woodwork, hipped gabled roofs and red brick with sandstone foundations and detailing. The house bears witness to the former residential character of St. George Street south of...

Victoria Memorial Square is the City of Toronto’s first European cemetery. It was created in 1793/94 by Lieutenant Governor John Graves Simcoe shortly after the establishment of the Garrison at York and the founding of the town. Simcoe’s infant daughter, Katherine, was one of the first to be buried at the cemetery which was closed in 1863 when it was...

A National Historic Site, Whitehern Historic House and Garden is the former estate of the prominent McQuesten family of Hamilton, Ontario. Built in 1848, this National Historic Site is a strong example of an urban estate. Home to three generations of the McQuesten family the estate embodies a unique mixture of Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian influences, with a significant garden...

ERA was the heritage consultant for the Heritage District Study of a north Toronto street, testing the use of the Ontario Heritage Act to encourage the conservation of neighbourhoods.

The City of Cambridge boasts a history of high quality farmland and industrial activity along its main rivers. The potential that heritage conservation offers for community revitalization and economic development is central to ERA’s work. In collaboration with BRAY Heritage, Archaeological Services Inc., Maltby & Associates Inc. and the Tourism Company, ERA devised a Heritage Master Plan that helps to...